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Punjabi vs Bodo


Bodo vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Assam, India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Assam, India  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not Available  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Not Available  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Bodo-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
53  
32
45  
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
20  
17

How Many Consonants
41  
30
25  
15

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Not Available  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Not Available  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
Nungni khabora ma?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Not Available  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
अननानै (Onnanwi)  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Not Available  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Not Available  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
22
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
5
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Doabi  
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Assam, India, Nepal  

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
0.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
Not Available  

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
0.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
Not Available  

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
बड़ो (boṛo)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  

French Name
pendjabi  
Not Available  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Not Available  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[bɔɽo]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1913  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Not Available  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
Not Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
Not Available  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
Not Available  

ISO 639 3
pan  
brx  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
bodo1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
Not Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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Punjabi and Bodo Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Bodo language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Bodo language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Bodo language states that this language originated in 1913. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Punjabi and Bodo Language History.

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Punjabi and Bodo Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Punjabi and Bodo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Bodo language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Bodo word for "Thank You" is Not Available. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Bodo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Punjabi vs Bodo Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Bodo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Bodo Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Punjabi and Bodo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Bodo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Bodo time required is Not Available.

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